Convoy HX.138

Departed from Halifax on 11 July 1941.
Arrived Liverpool on 27 July 1941.
Hague's records contain 55 merchants and 22 escorts (47 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ANNAPOLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 15/07
ANTAR (Br)
26
5,222
1941
FLOUR
 
ARAB 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/07 - 27/07
ARUBA (Du)
92
3,979
1929
STEEL, LUMBER
 
AURANIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 14/07
BARRISTER (Br)
53
6,348
1939
GENERAL
2 PASSENGERS
BEAGLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/07 - 26/07
BIAFRA (Br)
51
5,405
1933
GENERAL
BEACHED AFTER COLLISION WITH COMANCHEE
BIC ISLAND (Br)
66
4,000
1917
GENERAL
 
BOADICEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/07 - 26/07
BRITISH DILIGENCE (Br)
61
8,408
1937
PETROL
RETURNED AFTER COLLISION
BRITISH POWER (Br)
34
8,451
1936
PETROL
RETURNED
BROADWATER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/07 - 23/07
BROOMPARK (Br)
75
5,136
1939
FLOUR
 
BURWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/07 - 23/07
CAIRNESK (Br)
35
5,007
1926
GENERAL
 
CITY OF GUILDFORD (Br)
14
5,157
1919
GENERAL
 
CITY OF OXFORD (Br)
 
2,759
1926
SUGAR, PITCH, GENERAL
RETURNED
CITY OF PARIS (Br)
12
10,902
1922
GENERAL
FIT FOR PERSONNEL SHIP ON ARRIVAL
CITY OF YOKOHAMA (Br)
21
7,341
1922
GENERAL
 
CLAUSINA (Br)
55
8,083
1938
PETROL
 
COBALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/07 - 23/07
COMANCHEE (Br)
52
6,837
1936
LUB OIL
RETURNED AFTER COLLISION WITH BIAFRA
DAGRUN (Nor)
33
4,562
1928
SUGAR
 
DALGOMA (Br)
11
5,953
1923
SUGAR, COPPER
 
DARONIA (Br)
71
8,139
1939
POOL OIL
 
DAUPHIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/07 - 13/07
DORCASIA (Br)
41
8,053
1938
PETROL
 
DORELIAN (Br)
36
6,431
1923
GENERAL
 
EL ALETO (Br)
31
7,203
1927
FUEL OIL
 
ELG (Nor)
16
4,014
1930
GRAIN
 
EMPIRE ACTIVITY (Br)
45
5,335
1919
STEEL, SCRAP METAL
 
EMPIRE STEEL (Br)
72
8,138
1941
PARAFFIN
 
GARONNE (Nor)
82
7,113
1921
PETROL
 
HAVSTEN (Nor)
44
6,161
1930
CRUDE OIL
 
HEATHER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/07 - 26/07
HERANGER (Nor)
63
4,877
1930
GENERAL
 
HISTORIAN (Br)
23
5,074
1924
GENERAL
RETURNED, COLLISION WITH TWO SHIPS
HOLMBURY (Br)
94
4,566
1925
WHEAT
 
KARS (Br)
74
8,888
1939
BENZINE
 
LADY MADELEINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/07 - 27/07
LANGLEETARN (Br)
84
4,908
1929
WHEAT
 
LEITH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/07 - 27/07
MANCHESTER PROGRESS (Br)
56
5,620
1938
GENERAL
 
MENDOZA (Br)
65
8,233
1919
GENERAL
317 PASSENGERS
MIRLO (Nor)
22
7,455
1922
FUEL OIL
 
NAPANEE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/07 - 13/07
NELEUS (Br)
54
6,479
1911
GENERAL
6 PASSENGERS
NEW YORK CITY (Br)
 
2,710
1917
GENERAL, MT
STRAGGLED
NEWBURY (Br)
57
5,102
1927
WHEAT GENERAL
 
ORCHIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/07 - 27/07
PACHESHAM (Br)
15
6,090
1920
STEEL, NEWSPRINT
 
PICOTEE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/07 - 27/07
POLYANTHUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/07 - 23/07
PRINS WILLEM III (Du)
 
1,524
1939
SUGAR, RUM, PITCH
 
RICHMOND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/07 - 23/07
RIMOUSKI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/07 - 23/07
ROBERT F HAND (Br)
81
12,197
1933
PETROL
 
ROXBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/07 - 26/07
SAINT BERTRAND (Br)
46
5,522
1929
GENERAL
 
SAN EMILIANO (Br)
42
8,071
1939
PETROL
 
SOLFONN (Nor)
83
9,925
1939
FUEL OIL
 
SPINANGER (Nor)
43
7,429
1927
FFO
 
ST CROIX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 15/07
ST LAURENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/07 - 23/07
ST LOMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/07 - 27/07
STIGSTAD (Nor)
73
5,964
1927
LUB OIL
 
STREEFKERK (Du)
24
6,185
1928
GENERAL
 
STYLIANOS CHANDRIS (Gk)
93
6,059
1919
WHEAT
STRAGGLED
TAI SHAN (Nor)
91
6,962
1929
GENERAL
 
TARON (Br)
25
8,054
1936
PETROL
 
THORSHOVDI (Nor)
62
9,944
1937
CRUDE OIL
RETURNED AFTER COLLISION
TRITON (Du)
13
2,078
1928
GENERAL
 
VARANGER (Nor)
32
9,305
1925
FUEL OIL
 
VILLE D'ANVERS (Bel)
64
7,462
1920
GENERAL, 2000 BAGS MAIL
 
ZAAFARAN (Br)
 
1,559
1921
 
RESCUE SHIP
ZEPHYROS (Gk)
 
4,796
1909
IRON ORE
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.138:

    AURANIA hit iceberg 14.7 and arr Hx 18.7.41
    MID OCEAN ESC 4 EG SOE BOADICEA ex OB 347. RIMOUSKI addl to join her Group
    NFDLD ESCORT 16EG SOE ST LAURENT & 17 EG SOE BURWELL
    COMMODORE: Capt A S MACKAY RD RNR IN BIAFRA
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt A MACRAE DSC RD RNR IN CAIRNESK
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.